Aging, Immunity, and Infection

by Powers, Douglas C.; Morley, John E.; Coe, Rodney M.

• ISBN13: 9780826181800
• ISBN10: 0826181805
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-02-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

St. Louis University, Missouri. Clinical and basic research on infectious disease in the elderly. Based on a unidentified symposium sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care. 38 contributors, 36 U.S. DNLM: Aging - immunology - congresses.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Infectious Diseases, Immunity, and Aging: Perspectives and Prospects	p. 1
Tuberculosis in Elderly Persons	p. 15
Senescence of Cellular Immunity to Tuberculosis Infection in the Mouse: Some Radical Departures From Previous Thinking	p. 27
Immunity to Influenza in the Elderly	p. 41
Influenza in Aged Mice	p. 56
Immune Deficiency of Aging	p. 66
Alterations in T-Cell Heterogeneity and Responsiveness in Aging Mice	p. 82
Reversibility of Age-Related Thymic Involution by Hormonal and Nutritional Interventions	p. 97
Age-Related Alterations in Noradrenergic Sympathetic Innervation of the Immune System	p. 114
Endogenous Opioids, Immune Function, and Aging	p. 133
Aging, Stress, and Immune Function: Neural Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Activity	p. 140
Immunologic and Psychological Correlates in Older Females	p. 152
The Pineal Aging Clock: An Approach to Age-Delaying Strategies	p. 166
Urinary Tract Infection in the Elderly	p. 179
Pneumonia in the Elderly	p. 191
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Epidemiology and Control in the Long-Term Care Setting	p. 199
Clostridium difficile Infection in the Elderly	p. 216
Aging, Nutrition, and Immunity	p. 233
Options for Control of Influenza in Long-Term Care Facilities	p. 248
Strategies for Improving Vaccine Delivery to Targeted Groups	p. 265
Withholding Antibiotics as a Form of Care: An Ethical Perspective	p. 283
Index	p. 299
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